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Edward Francis Carter

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Edward Francis Carter

Birth
Holt County, Nebraska, USA
Death
21 Dec 1981 (aged 84)
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
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Nebraska Supreme Court judge, 1935 to 1971. In 1947, Judge Carter was appointed by President Harry S Truman to serve on the 5th Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. That court found as guilty 11 Nazi generals who had issued orders to shoot large numbers of civilian "hostages" for each German soldier killed.

Nebraska Supreme Court judge, 1935 to 1971. In 1947, Judge Carter was appointed by President Harry S Truman to serve on the 5th Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. That court found as guilty 11 Nazi generals who had issued orders to shoot large numbers of civilian "hostages" for each German soldier killed.



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